Help and recommendations with night LED lighting

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  1. gusg011

    gusg011 Astrea Snail

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    Hello Friends,

    I have a 20 gal high tank and I used to have a Coralife compact fluorescent light with 4 bulbs and two night LED lights. Well I sold my compact fluorescent and purchased a Wavepoint 4 bulb T5 light. This lamp does not have the built in night light LED's. I want to purchase a night light LED that I can add to my present light. I don't need anything super high tech that is going to cost me fortune just want something that's reasonable priced and will give me a lunar night glow in the tank. Let me know what you all recommend.

    Thanks
     
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  5. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Use very very low driven RB or cold whites, IIRC blue light is dim to people but bright to fish.
     
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  6. Reef2Keep

    Reef2Keep Purple Spiny Lobster

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  7. skyvern2130

    skyvern2130 Stylophora

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    not to steal this but does having a night light really affect the corals?
     
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  8. Reef2Keep

    Reef2Keep Purple Spiny Lobster

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    May encourage spawning from what I've read/heard. I personally just like the faintest of light so that I can see a bit of the night life.
     
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